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What is this?
- Personality concerns the way we characteristically respond and relate to other people and situations, how we tackle problems, our emotionality and responsiveness to stress and so on. Personality questionnaires are good examples of tests that assess disposition or a person’s preferred or typical way of acting or thinking
- Test items of this type do not have a right or wrong answer
- In a recruitment scenario personality questionnaires can often be used to provide areas for further probing at interview stage or can be used to ascertain potential ‘fit’ between a candidate and the organisation
- Profiling via personality questionnaires can indicate how individuals will cope with different job requirements and the person-job fit so critical to success
- Beyond selection, personality profiling is invaluable in the development arena, providing individuals with a detailed insight into their behaviour at work
- Personality questionnaires can be used to look more specifically at areas such as:
- Management competency
- Team style
- Leadership style
- Emotional intelligence
- Motivation etc.
What do WorkLife do? Timescales and logistics
- All of the questionnaires we recommend can be done on-line unsupervised. Best practice would recommend candidates have 3-5 working days to complete; we usually need to build in an extra 24 hours to get tests set up and to provide reports. Bespoke reports usually require an extra 1-3 working days dependent on complexity and volume
- Candidates can complete at home or work wherever they have access to email
- Tests can usually be carried out 24/7
- Candidate user friendly interface
- WorkLife would just need the candidate names and email addresses and we would carry out the subsequent administration, set up the questionnaires, let candidates know and produce reports.
The most popular personality questionnaires
and reports we work with
The list below is the questionnaires and reports we use most often and is not exhaustive!
OPQ report options
- Bespoke report written around the organisational competencies
- Manager’s Report
- Manager’s Report Plus
- Team Impact Report
- Candidate Report
Customer Contact Styles Questionnaire (CCSQ) report options
- Manager’s Report
- Interview Guide
Work Styles Questionnaire report options
- Manager’s report
SHL Motivational questionnaire report options
- Employee Motivation Report
TQ Dimensions optional reports
- Comprehensive Manager’s Report
- Role Match Profile and Interview Guide
- Candidate Report
WAVE Professional optional reports
- Bespoke Report
- Line Manager’s Report inc Candidate Personal Report
- Entrepreneurial Report
WAVE Focus optional reports
- Line Manager’s Report inc Candidate Personal Report
There are a wider range of reports which can be produced if accompanied with a feedback session between the Line Manager and WorkLife – information on request. We can also produce a range of reports suitable for development purposes based on the questionnaires e.g. team impact reports; leadership reports etc.
Further Information
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